Summer basketball league begins week two

BUCKHANNON – Week two of the Upshur County Summer Basketball League got underway last week. Results of Monday’s and Tuesday’s game are below.

The boxscores:

(Monday)

Sam’s Pizza  17  24 – 41

Fadeaway Barber Shop  43  34 – 77

Top scorers

Sam’s Pizza – Brian Nanners 15 points

Fadeaway Barber Shop – Cory Harper 36 points

On Point Athletics  26  24 – 60

Sam’s Pizza  40  32 – 72

Top scorers

On Point Athletics – Travis Minor 18 points

Sam’s Pizza – Ian Strader 23 points

Fadeaway Barber Shop  40  40  – 80

Country Road PT  42  40 – 82

Top scorers

Fadeaway Barber Shop – Dalton Hamrick 46 points

Country Road PT – Brett Morris 35 points

(Tuesday)

Leaf & Little  12  45 – 57

Loudin Construction  17  29 – 46

Top scorers

Leaf & Little – Linn Baxa 10 points

Loudin Construction – Cordell Nicola 22 points

Loudin Construction  43  39 – 82

TKS Contracting  32  56 – 88

Top scorers

Loudin Construction – Cordell Nicola 41 points

TKS Contracting – Jake Rahming 23 points

High Point Construction  18  27 – 45

Leaf & Little  21  21 – 42

Top scorers

High Point Construction – Vinny Snuffer 19 points

Leaf & Little – Linn Baxa 11 points

TKS Contracting  49  32 – 81

High Point Construction  34  32 – 66

Top scorers

TKS Contracting – Evan Parr 22 points

High Point Construction – Vinny Suffer 32 points

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